Hi from Texarkana

[Wendy1604]

I am Wendy, Mom to Austyn and Caitie, ages 16 and 7. I just found this site while looking for anti inflammation foods because of my arthritis and chroni mucsle pain... plus I am 255lbs and would love to shed that extra weight!! I was 270 but lost some when I tried atkins last month...

Well, HI and nice to meet you all! RAW just makes sense to me!! :dance:

[MysticTree]

Hi Wendy,

You should get amazing results from a raw food lifestyle. You will lose weight too but don't worry about that at first ... just get used to the foods. The weight loss will happen anyway even if you eat lots of soaked nuts and avocados at first.

Everything just sort of levels out when you eat raw. I think this is especially true if you eat simple raw rather than gourmet raw but that's not to say that gourmet raw isn't nice once in a while.

[trenchchic]

It does make sense doesn't it?! When I see the junk they are selling as 'healthy', or stuff that's supposed to make people lose weight, I think to myself, "The answer is right there in the produce department! It's so SIMPLE!" But, I guess, as a society, we just aren't there yet.

I'm glad we've got it figured out though!

I've even got my dog on a raw food diet!

Nice to meet you!

[Wendy1604]

I have a horrible sore throat tonight. Detox you think?